I-129F Advice

[BigSkyDreamin 1]

I’m a total rookie with the process...my fiancé (Bolivian) who lives in Malta and I have filed the I-129F only 38 days ago. I don’t even know what the next step is besides waiting. She has an 8 yr old son, who has a Spanish passport. What steps should I be taking to make sure he can come to USA when things move along. Any insight is so appreciated...I tried to understand the charts about timing and the various offices but I’m not grasping the information.

[payxibka 10,044]

Just now, BigSkyDreamin said:

I’m a total rookie with the process...my fiancé (Bolivian) who lives in Malta and I have filed the I-129F only 38 days ago. I don’t even know what the next step is besides waiting. She has an 8 yr old son, who has a Spanish passport. What steps should I be taking to make sure he can come to USA when things move along. Any insight is so appreciated...I tried to understand the charts about timing and the various offices but I’m not grasping the information.

The child is a derivative k2 based on mom's petition.   When the time comes she will submit a separate visa application to the embassy for the child 

 

You have a 5 month + wait 

[BigSkyDreamin 1]

1 minute ago, payxibka said:

The child is a derivative k2 based on mom's petition.   When the time comes she will submit a separate visa application to the embassy for the child 

 

You have a 5 month + wait 

5 months after her approval, his may be approved or 5 months in total?

[payxibka 10,044]

2 minutes ago, BigSkyDreamin said:

5 months after her approval, his may be approved or 5 months in total?

No, for mom's petition,  the k1 and k2 visa applications can be applied and approved together after the petition is approved 

Edited January 18, 2019 by payxibka

[BigSkyDreamin 1]

5 minutes ago, payxibka said:

No, for mom's petition,  the k1 and k2 visa applications can be applied and approved together after the petition is approved 

...what kind of typical waiting is involved in the K1 and K2 approval process?

[payxibka 10,044]

Just now, BigSkyDreamin said:

...what kind of typical waiting is involved in the K1 and K2 approval process?

The petition process can be anywhere between 6 to 9 months, typical

Then another 30 days or so at NVC

Then it is wholly dependent on the Embassy.  Some are faster than others. some are real slow

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,078]

And remember that for a fiance(e) visa, getting the visa is not the end of the immigration process. It's the end of the beginning.

[BigSkyDreamin 1]

17 minutes ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

And remember that for a fiance(e) visa, getting the visa is not the end of the immigration process. It's the end of the beginning.

Understood...it’ll be a whole lot easier to manage the continuation of the process if we are together when we are working through it. The biggest hurdle is just getting her and her son to the US.

[John & Rose 7,237]

The USCIS (Homeland Security) petition approval is 6 to 9 months.  After that the petition goes to NVC (Department of State).  After they pre-process the petition you will get another tracking number.  At that point you can submit the DS-160 (actual visa application) for each of them.  After that it is medical, the interview and then hopefully POE.  That is the first half of the process but at least you can finish it together.

Edited January 18, 2019 by John & Rose

[BigSkyDreamin 1]

8 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

The USCIS (Homeland Security) petition approval is 6 to 9 months.  After that the petition goes to NVC (Department of State).  After they pre-process the petition you will get another tracking number.  At that point you can submit the DS-160 (actual visa application) for each of them.  After that it is medical, the interview and then hopefully POE.  That is the first half of the process but at least you can finish it together.

Thanks for the information...so plan for at least a year till she will likely have everything in place for them to travel? 

Btw, why was your K1 refused if you don’t mind me asking?

[John & Rose 7,237]

1 minute ago, BigSkyDreamin said:

Thanks for the information...so plan for at least a year till she will likely have everything in place for them to travel? 

Btw, why was your K1 refused if you don’t mind me asking?

Long story short, I failed to disclose a 30 year old misdemeanor arrest.  

[payxibka 10,044]

4 minutes ago, BigSkyDreamin said:

Thanks for the information...so plan for at least a year till she will likely have everything in place for them to travel? 

Btw, why was your K1 refused if you don’t mind me asking?

Unforgivable omission 

[payxibka 10,044]

Just now, John & Rose said:

Long story short, I failed to disclose a 30 year old misdemeanor arrest.  

When we are as old as we are,  we can't remember last week 

[John & Rose 7,237]

1 minute ago, payxibka said:

When we are as old as we are,  we can't remember last week 

I remembered it but the case was dropped and the arrest was expunged.  RapidVisa told me that I did not need to disclose it.  They were wrong. LOL